That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsTo make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?
to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?
To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.
that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.